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Outage hits Bluesky just as the platform's popularity takes off

Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on the Apple Store in the days following the US election.

Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on both the US and UK Apple Stores in recent days, with many social media users leaving X, formerly Twitter, in the wake of the US election. Bluesky provided a status notice from Cogent Communications that said some customers using part of its network located between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, had temporarily lost connectivity. Many new users have said their decision to join Bluesky was driven by Elon Musk, who heavily backed Trump's election campaign and intends to remain involved in the new administration.

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